76 76 "Invitation from the Emperor" (1/2)

It seems that things are more complicated than we thought.

In the beginning, the war between the Demon King's army and the Valkyria Kingdom.

This was originally sparked by the attack of the Demon King's army from the Valkyria side, and also by the capture of one of their fellow demons, the SS-ranked Behemoth, who was taken away.

However, the attack itself was a conspiracy by a third party posing as a Valkyria.

The mastermind behind this war between this demon king's army and the Valkyria kingdom.

It was undoubtedly the strong nation that rivals Valkyria in this Extent Continent, the Empire of Albrus, ruled by Rostam, the ”Emperor and Hero”.

It's more like that black-hearted Rostam fellow's mother-in-law's plan. d*mn, I didn't realize such a possibility with me: ......

”That was our fault, too. I should have acted a little more carefully, including not being able to tell which man is which country's soldier. Again, I apologize. ”Amanes the Warrior.”

”No, you are only a victim in this matter, Demon Lord. At least now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, we should decide how we should act now.

After that, we sat down at a round table in what seemed to be a conference room in the castle, and we sorted out the situation so far, and even came up with an idea of the origin of the incident and who was the mastermind behind it.

I'm not going to do anything about it. The only way to get Lily back is to go to this place called the Albrus Empire, isn't it?

I shouted at him about my future actions.

I don't care what some brave man from the empire is behind this.

I'm more worried about Lily who fought for us.

We must act now to get her back as soon as possible. I'm sure he's as worried about her as I am, or even more so, when he sees Amarnes.

...... Honestly, I don't want to take the fight to the Empire of Albrus in a head-to-head battle.

The response I got was contrary to what I expected.

”What?　You were so eager to fight an army of demons!

It's not the same as fighting a demon. It's no problem if it's just a skirmish, but if it's a head-on war, my country will not win.

It's not the answer of a warrior who has fought against such a large army of demons.

I'm sure the other side is one of the same seven great heroes as Amarnes, but if that's the only difference between them, there's not that much difference in terms of strength: ......

No, it's not.

Amarnes interrupted me clearly and said unbelievable words.

”Right now, the Seven Heroes in the Empire of Albrus are the 'Four'.

”Huh?

It was an unbelievable figure.

I've seen and experienced the strengths of the seven great heroes up close and personal.

Their abilities are said to be S-ranked if you convert them into demons, but looking at the abilities of Lily and Amanes, who actually faced S-ranked demons, I'm sure they're somewhere between S-ranked and SS-ranked.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

The only person who can beat the seven heroes is the same class of heroes or an SS-ranked demon like your mother.

That's four. Are you telling me that there are more than half of the Seven Brave Men in the Albrus Empire?

”Wait a minute, that includes Lily: ......

”No . It's 'four in the enemy's strength' except for Lily. If you think about it, if you include Lily who is currently in the hands of the enemy, then there are five of the seven great heroes in there now.

Once again, I shudder at the number of them.

You're going to be able to find out more about the fact that you're not going to be able to get a good deal more than just a few.

You will be able to find out what is going on in the world, and you will be able to find out what is going on in the world.　Then we'll manage to keep it close as far as forces are concerned, won't we?

I didn't think it was a good idea, but even my mom, not to mention Amarnes, frowned and snorted.

...... To sum up, it's difficult to do that, my dear cultivator,” he said.

”What, why?

It's ......

It's a ”brave system”. Kyou-sama.

Instead of Amarnes, it was Phytis, sitting next to me, who answered.

The brave system?　What's that?　No, I think Lily was muttering about points before: .......

'Simply put, it's one of the social systems in this world.

And then my father went on to explain.

”Didn't you know that there are a lot of people in this world with the title of hero?　Kyou

Yeah, I thought so. And there are a lot of brave men and women out there with all sorts of pretentious titles.

”Right?　It's one of the systems that the Goddess gave to this world.

Well, Moe is.

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you.

And then. In this world, anyone who collects the so-called hero points can become a hero and get the title they deserve. In addition, those who become brave will receive the status and rewards that they deserve.

Oh, I see. So you mean like a self-reliant noble class or something like that?

By the way. If you don't earn a certain number of hero points after becoming a hero, your current hero rank will be lowered. But if you earn enough points you can move up to a higher rank. Of course, the higher the rank, the greater the status, reward and support from the state.

Wow! I didn't know brave men had ranks too. Wow! I didn't know that until just now.

I see. So how do I get those points?

That's a lot of things. It could be a new discovery for the world, or a study that produces beneficial results for the world, or an act that is positive for the world anyway. Well, there is a quickest way to earn a point in it all. It's--

”Defeating a demon, that is.

I'm not going to let you go,” mom murmured in a chilling voice. The expression on her face is a smile, but it's an amazing spine-tingling smile.

Oh, maybe now you understand why she was in a bad mood about this topic.

”Well, so what's the major way to earn brave men's points around the world right now?